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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.62
প্রভুরে শয্যাতে আনি’ সুস্থির করাইলা ।
‘কাঁহে কৈলা এই তুমি?’ — স্বরূপ পুছিলা ॥ ৬২ ॥
prabhure śayyāte āni’ susthira karāilā
‘kāṅhe kailā ei tumi?’ — svarūpa puchilā
They brought the Lord to His bed, calmed Him and then asked, “Why have You done this to Yourself?”
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Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda brought the Lord to His bed.
They calmed Him before asking about what had happened.
Their question, “Why have You done this to Yourself?” expressed their concern about His injuries.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
To stop this, Svarūpa Dāmodara asked Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay at night in the same room with the Lord. This chapter further describes how Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the Jagannātha-vallabha garden during the full-moon night of Vaiśākha (April-May) and experienced various transcendental ecstasies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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How might offering comfort first change the way you speak with someone who is distressed?
In one conversation today, offer a calm, caring response before asking for an explanation.
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